7 Deadly Sins: Envy

You might not think that you're green with envy, but what if envy was a lot more than just a fleeting moment of jealousy? And what if it was much more dangerous?

Envy is more than wanting what someone else has; envy is the anxiety produced from believing that someone else is earning the love you deserve. In this sermon, Pastor Noah Tyler continues our series through The Seven Deadly Sins by looking at the subtle, deadly danger of envy: what it is, how to recognize it in our hearts, and how the grace of God is the antidote.

Consider the parable of the workers of vineyard of Matthew 20:1-16, Romans 5:8 and John the Baptist's success over envy in John 3. This strong biblical foundation teach us that envy will lose its grip when we stop competing for love and receive the generous grace of God in Christ.

If comparison to others has made you anxious, bitter toward others or yourself, discouraged, or unable to rejoice in the good that God gives to others-- those are yellow flags that the cancer of envy has settled into your heart. Envy is much more sinister, much more connected to anxieties and self-hatred, and much more of a direct attack against God than most of us want to think.

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